U18 World League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) the xeneise dream team's Blas Salvator started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ciro Lando's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Javier Ereinotz firmly grabbed it by the left post. Javier Ereinotz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramiro Arnalt, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Nicolas Tagliafico hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute, Lamine Yamal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC FUSION fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Ramiro Arnalt hit a great ball. Gervasio Rumaldo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Carolo Isidor having to make a save. After 28 minutes, Blas Salvator made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. AFC FUSION's Carolo Isidor tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, the xeneise dream team's Jonas Nikola got a free kick in the 36th minute. Jonas Nikola kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind the xeneise dream team's goalkeeper Javier Ereinotz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. AFC FUSION's Carolo Isidor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gualterio Erlantz in the 41st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gervasio Rumaldo during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lamine Yamal to strike the kick off in the second half. Blas Salvator might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carolo Isidor. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Blas Salvator ran back to his position shaking his head. 52 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Carolo Isidor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonides Gomez. AFC FUSION's Carolo Isidor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gervasio Rumaldo in the 57th minute of play. Blas Salvator kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Gualterio Erlantz could shoot a difficult shot in the 66th minute, which Carolo Isidor however easily saved by the left post. After 67 played minutes AFC FUSION got a freekick which was hit by Valentin Manex. In the 72nd minute Gervasio Rumaldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carolo Isidor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carolo Isidor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Blas Salvator in the 74th minute. 82 minutes into the match, Blas Salvator notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of AFC FUSION's Carolo Isidor. Carolo Isidor was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ciro Lando in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Javier Ereinotz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gualterio Erlantz got free with Carolo Isidor in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.